diff --git a/packages/superset-ui-connection/test/callApi/callApi.test.ts b/packages/superset-ui-connection/test/callApi/callApi.test.ts
index 886b9e0245..39b91ff93a 100644
--- a/packages/superset-ui-connection/test/callApi/callApi.test.ts
+++ b/packages/superset-ui-connection/test/callApi/callApi.test.ts
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ describe('callApi()', () => {
 
   it('reuses cached responses on 304 status', async () => {
     // first call sets the cache
-    const firstResponse = await callApi({ url: mockCacheUrl, method: 'GET' });
+    await callApi({ url: mockCacheUrl, method: 'GET' });
     const calls = fetchMock.calls(mockCacheUrl);
     expect(calls).toHaveLength(1);
     // second call reuses the cached payload on a 304